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This is a revised and enlarged version of Bryan Magee's widely praised study of Schopenhauer, the most comprehensive book on this great philosopher. It contains a brief biography of Schopenhauer, a systematic exposition of his thought, and a critical discussion of the problems to which it gives rise and of its influence on a wide range of thinkers and artists. For this new edition Magee has added three new chapters and made many minor revisions and corrections throughout. This new edition will consolidate the book's standing as the definitive study of Schopenhauer.

Kniha Wagner a filosofie pojednává o filosofech, jimiž byl Wagner ovlivněn, a popisuje s pozoruhodnou sympatií a vnímavostí, jakým způsobem se jejich vliv konkrétně projevil v jeho tvorbě. Wagner byl jedním z mála velkých hudebních skladatelů, kteří se vážně zabývali studiem filosofie. A málokdo, s výjimkou odborníků wagneriánů, si uvědomuje, v jakém rozsahu pronikly filosofické myšlenky do jeho zralých operních děl. Wagnerova filosofie se během let měnila. V mládí byl typickým levicovým revolucionářem, ale ve středním věku, zklamaný politikou, se od ní odvrátil a začal hledat duchovní hodnoty ve vlastním nitru. Všechny tyto změny se odrážejí v jeho operách a Bryan Magee je skvěle popisuje. Kniha sleduje Wagnerův životní příběh od nadšeného mladistvého socialisty k téměř buddhistické resignaci jeho pozdních let – a nespouští ze zřetele, jak se tyto myšlenky promítly do jeho oper. Zkoumá vztah mezi slovy a hudbou, mezi vědomím a nevědomím, mezi uměním a filosofií. Střízlivě a kriticky posuzuje jak Wagnera, propadlého odpuzující paranoi, egocentrismu a antisemitismu, tak i Wagnerova uměleckého génia. Všímá si také skladatelova dlouhého a důvěrného přátelství s mnohem mladším Nietzschem.

Wagner was one of the few major composers who studied philosophy seriously. This title places the composer's artistic development in the context of the philosophy of his age, and offers a comprehensive study of the close links between Wagner and the philosophers - from the pre-Marxist socialists to Feuerbach and Schopenhauer. schovat popis

Philosophy is a subject that influences many aspects of our lives and our understanding of our experiences yet it can seem dauntingly inaccessible. This book features history of Western philosophy. It traces over 2500 years of Western philosophy from the Ancient Greeks to modern thinkers.

In this book, Magee tells the story of his own discovery of philosophy and not only makes it come alive but shows its relevance to daily life. Magee is the Carl Sagan of philosophy, the great popularizer of the subject, and author of a major new introductory history, The Story of Philosophy. This book follows the course of Magee's life, exploring philosophers and ideas as he himself encountered them, introducing all the great figures and their ideas, from the pre-Socratics to Bertrand Russell and Karl Popper, including Wittgenstein, Kant, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer, rationalism, utilitarianism, empiricism, and existentialism.--From publisher description.

Western philosophy is a remarkable aspect of world civilization, yet it remains largely unknown to many. This work features fifteen dialogues between Bryan Magee and prominent scholars and philosophers, offering an engaging history of philosophy from Plato to the present. It begins with Socrates' death in 399 B.C. and Plato's foundational writings, then progresses through Aristotle and medieval thinkers, the seventeenth-century contributions of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Locke, and the eighteenth-century insights of Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. The narrative continues with the nineteenth-century ideas of Hegel, Marx, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, culminating in the twentieth century with philosophers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, and American pragmatists. The dialogues feature influential figures like Martha Nussbaum, Bernard Williams, and Peter Singer, who present complex philosophical concepts in a lively and accessible manner. This work serves as an engaging introduction to the key ideas and thinkers of Western philosophy, making it a valuable resource for those seeking to understand this rich intellectual tradition.

An analysis of Wagner, his music, stage directions, prose and his influence on the culture of our age, with a discussion of the reasons for the reactions his work has provoked. Magee sheds light on Wagner's anti-semitic ideas and the way these were used by the Nazis for their own ends.